phoenix

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Synonyms: phenix, phoinix

Antonyms: phenix, phoinix

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q48444}}{{lb|en|mythology}} A [[mythological]] [[bird]], said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to [[ash]]es on a [[pyre]] of its own making, [[ignite]]d by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
3. {{lb|en|Chinese mythology}} A mythological [[Chinese]] [[chimerical]] bird whose physical [[body]] symbolizes the [[six]] [[celestial]] bodies; a [[fenghuang]].
4. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[Greek]] [[silver]] [[coin]] used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 [[lepton|lepta]].
5. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[marvelous]] person or thing.
6. A [[geometer moth]] of species {{taxlink|Eulithis prunata|species}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|Australia}} To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|mythology}} A mythical [[firebird]]; especially the [[sacred]] one from ancient [[Egyptian]] mythology.
2. {{lb|en|constellation}} A [[spring]] [[constellation]] of the [[southern]] sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of [[Tucana]].
3. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} The name of two male characters in {{w|Greek mythology}}:
4. A place name:
5. {{lb|en|as "the Phoenix"}} {{n-g|A nickname sometimes used for [[Japan]] after [[World War II]].}}
6. {{senseid|en|surname}} {{surname|en}}.
7. {{given name|en|male}}.
8. {{given name|en|female}}.

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